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Organic Synthesis: Synthesis is the most creative thing we do in organic chemistry. Nomenclature is a straightforward application of rules, most spectroscopic interpretation, at this level, requires little in the way of judgment. Structure and properties of compounds are matters of simple observation. Synthesis, though, has some science and some art to it. There is rarely a ‘right’ answer. Most synthetic problems have more than one solution, and the trick is to judge which of these is likely to have the best chance of success. Even the most experienced chemists develop routes, which w